SOAL ACEPT

VOCABULARY

1. Number 1 10 test your ability to understand short statements in

English. Each statement will be spoken just once. The statements
you hear will not be written for you. Remember, you are not
allowed to take notes or write in your test booklet.

Text 1
There are very good reasons why the air crew always (1)
passengers that it is strictly forbidden to use cell phones in the cabin of the
plane.

Modern aircraft depend greatly on radio waves (2) numerous

functions, such as ommunication with the control tower, navigation, and
regulation of cabin atmosphere. Radio wave (3) from a cell
phone can seriously disturb these functions.

You may not be aware that even when cell phone is on standby it still (4)
an electromagnetic signals that (5) the cellular
network's computer that the phone is active and can be contacted. This
signal becomes stronger when the transmitter at the base terminal
station (BTS) communicates with the cell phone to send a voice call or
short message (SMS).

1. (A) remember
(B) recall
(C) remind
(D) evoke

2. (A) to perform
(B) to do
(C) to make
(D) to conduct

3. (A) to conduct
(B) inception
(C) intrusion
(D) interference

4. (A) blows
(B) penetrates
(C) sends out
(D) blinks

5. (A) notifies
(B) announces
(C) declares
(D) broadcasts
 2. Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D that best collocates
(combines) with each of the underlined words or phrases in the
following sentences.

6. Although the two stars tried to keep their relationship secret, news of it
soon
(A) shown up
(B) popped out
(C) peeped out
(D) leaked out

7. Juan a lot of money on travelling.

(A) pays
(B) circulates
(C) buys
(D) spends

8. William Faulkner is regarded by many as the greatest North American

novelist of the twentieth century.
(A) considered
(B) concluded
(C) determined
(D) distinguished

9. The microtelephone is miniaturized telephone transmitter and receiver

that can be inserted in the car.
(A) attached
(B) impaled
(C) heard
(D) placed

GRAMMAR AND STUCTURE

1. Sentence Completion
Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best
completes each blank space in the text.

1. The Internal Revenue Service their tax forms by April 15

every year.
(A) makes all Americans file
(B) makes all Americans to file
(C) makes the filing of all Americans
(D) makes all Americans filing

2. Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to Spain
past the Cape of Good Hope, Magellan never completed the first
circumnavigation of the world, and .
(A) most of his crew didn't too
(B) neither most of his crew did
(C) neither did most of his crew
(D) most of his crew didn't also
 2. Error Identification
For questions 31-50, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C,
and D which is wrong.

3. Scientists had previously [A] estimated that the Grand Canyon in

Arizona is [B] ten million years old; but now, by using [C] a more
modern dating method, they agree that the age is closer to six million
years [D].

4. As the demand increases, manufacturers who previously [A]

produced only a large, luxury car, is [B] compelled to make [C] a
smaller model [D] in order to compete in the market.

Text 2
The largest diamond ever found is th eCullinan diamond. This
diamond weighted 3,106 carats in its uncut state when it was
discovered in South Africa on January 25, 1905. The Cullinan diamond
was cut into nine major stones and ninety six smaller ones. The
largest of the cut stone and still the lasrgest damond in the world,
is the pearlshaped Cullinan I at 530 carats. This diamond, which is also
known as The Greater Star of Africa, is more than 2 inches (5.4 cm)long
and 1.73 inches (4.4 cm) wide. It became part of the British crown
jewels in 1907.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

(A) Diamond cutting
(B) The world biggest diamond
(C) Measuring diamond in carats
(D) The British crown jewels

6. The word uncut in line 2 is closest meaning to which of the following

(A) finish
(B) unnatural
(C) pear
(D) whole

7. The word discover in line 2 is closest meaning to

(A) created
(B) founded
(C) burried
(D) weighted

8. It can be inferred from the passage that the Cullinan diamond was cut
into how many total stones?
(A) 9
(B) 96
(C) 105
(D) 3,106

9. The word major in line 3 could be replaced by

(A) well known
(B) military
 (C) natural
(D) big

COMPOSING SKILLS

1. Number 1-2 contain complete and correct sentences. For each

number, you are required to choose the most appropriate
paraphrased sentence closest in meaning to the original one.

1. Although the building was comfortable, it was not chosen by our

badminton club as the place for badminton training.
(A) The building was not chosen by our badminton club as it was
comfortable
(B) Now that the building was comfortable, the badminton club did not
choose it as the
place for our badminton training.
(C) Despite its comfort, the building was not chosen by the
badminton club as the
place for our badminton training.
(D) Despite its comfort, our badminton club did not choose the building
as the place for
our badminton training.

2. Gadjah Mada University language Center was inaugurated on

Kartini's day. It has become the most important institution to help
prepare Indonesian students to study overseas.
(A) Gadjah Mada University language Center was inaugurated on
Kartini's day, it has become the most important institution to help
prepare Indonesian students to study overseas.
(B) Gadjah Mada University language Center has become the most
important institution to help prepare Indonesian students to
study overseas was inaugurated on Kartini's day.
(C) Established on Kartini's day, Gadjah Mada University language
Center has become the most important institution to help prepare
Indonesian students to study overseas.
(D)It has become the most important institution to help prepare
Indonesian students to study overseas. It was inaugurated on
Kartini's day.

The incorrect part of sentence has been identified for you. You are
required to find the correct option to replace underlined part.

3. Sharing corporate stocks with employees can be an effective way

to promote harmonious, efficiency, and equitability in the workplace.
(A) To be harmonious
(B) Be harmonious
(C) Harmony
(D) Harmoniously

4. The construction of sundials was considered to be an acceptable

part of sundials educator as late as the seventeenth century.
(A) Education
(B) Educating
 (C) Educated
(D) Educator

Number 5 - 6 Choose the most appropriate and correct sentence.

5. (A) Hillary Clinton is an advocate for childrens rights has been a leading
attorney for the
past twenty years.
(B) Hillary Clinton, an advocate for childrens rights has been a leading
attorney for the
past twenty years.
(C) Hillary Clinton is an advocate for childrens rights, she has been a
leading Jattorney for
the past twenty years.
(D)Hillary Clinton, an advocate for childrens rights has been a leading
attorney for the past twenty years.

6. (A) Everybody congratulated the young teacher for the extreme well
organized seminar.
(B) Everybody congratulated the young teacher for the extremely well
organized
seminar.
(C) Everybody congratulated the young teacher for the well organized
extremely
seminar.
(D)Everybody congratulated the young teacher for the well organized
extreme seminar.

Number 7-8 contain jumbled sentences. One of the sentences has

been underlined. You are required to choose the next sentence
which logically follows the underlined one.

7. (1) The scientific study of clouds began in 1803 when Luke Howard, a
British pharmacist
and amateur meteorologist, introduced the first system for
classifying clouds.
(2) It is based on the shape, distribution and altitude of clouds
(3) Although many other procedures for cloud classification have been
devised over the
years, Howards system is so simple and effective that it is still in use
now.
(4) Howard used their Latin names to identify them
(5) He identified ten different categories

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D)5
 8. (1) Synonyms, words that have the same basic meaning, do not always
have the same
emotional meaning.
(2) Similarly, a person wants to be slender but not skinny, and
aggressive but not pushy
(3) Therefore, you should be careful in choosing words because many so-
called synonyms
are not really synonymous at all
(4) For example, the words stingy and frugal both mean careful with
money
(5) However to call a person stingy is an insult, while the word frugal has
a much more
positive connotation.

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D)5

Number 9 - 10 contain jumbled sentences. You are required to

identify the correct order to form a good paragraph.

9. (1) The energy that is released by a hurricane in one day exceeds the
total energy
consumed by human kind throughout the world.
(2) These violent storms are often a hundred miles in diameter, and their
winds can reach
velocities of 75 miles per hour or more.
(3) Hurricanes, which are also called cyclones, exert tremendous power.
(4) Furthermore, the strong winds and heavy rainfall that accompany
them can completely
destroy a small town in a couple of hours.

(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D)3 2 4 1

10.(1) The exercise which involve physical effort such as walking,

swimming, bicycling, and
jogging is known as active exercise.
(2) It includes many physical therapy techniques.
(3) Physical training of the human body to improve the way it functions
is known as
exercise.
(4) On the other hand, the exercise which involves a machine or the
action of other people
is called passive exercise.
(5) The exercise can be categorized as either active or passive.

(A) 3 2 1 4 5
(B) 3 5 2 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2 5
(D)3 5 1 4 2